Once a meathead, always a meathead.
Posted on 03/07/2006 7:45:31 AM PST by george76
Rob Reiner better watch his back.
It now appears that an outside audit – at the least – will be done of the California Children and Families Commission because it used $23 million in taxpayer funds for TV ads touting “preschool for all” at the same time Reiner, a commission board member, was circulating petitions for his “preschool for all” initiative.
And when investigators come to chat, the executive director of the commission just might not go along with the cover story that it was all one big “coincidence” that the TV ads ran at the same time as the petition drive.
When the controversy over the taxpayer-funded ad campaign emerged late last year, commission boss Kris Perry was eager to provide cover for Reiner, whose previous initiative created the agency she runs.
Last week, we e-mailed this question to Perry's press aide three times:
“If there is a criminal inquiry into this matter, as some legislators want, are you prepared to testify under oath that it was just a 'coincidence' that the preschool ads were purchased at the same time Reiner was gathering signatures for his initiative?”
After our first e-mail, Perry replied to this question with a vague 147-word statement.
After our second e-mail, pointing out she hadn't answered the question, her aide replied with the statement that of course she would testify under oath – but didn't answer the specific question as to whether she would still insist it was a “coincidence.”
Our third e-mail – noting she still hadn't answered our question – was ignored.
“A fundamental precept of this nation's democratic electoral process is that the government may not 'take sides' in election contests...
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Does anybody remember "MEATHEAD".
Well he surfaces again.
--gracious me--an opportunity for Commmiefornia Repubs to display some backbone--will they?
Rino with backbone ?
Once a meathead, always a meathead.
The Libs don't seem to have any misgivings about stealing from families and children. What is a government agency doing advertising anyway?
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